Method of covering for flower pot and floral grouping

Abstract

A covering for a flower pot with a floral grouping disposed therein and extending a distance above an upper end of the flower pot wherein the flower pot has a lower end and an outer peripheral surface. The covering includes a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer peripheral edge with a sheet extension connected to the outer peripheral edge of the sheet of material and extending a distance from the outer peripheral edge of the sheet of material. The sheet of material is formed about the flower pot to a position wherein the sheet of material extends about substantially the entire outer peripheral surface of the flower pot to provide a decorative covering and the sheet extension is formed about the floral grouping to a position wherein the sheet extension extends about a substantial portion of the floral grouping to provide a protective covering.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for providing a decorative covering and a protective covering comprising: providing a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer peripheral edge, a sheet extension being connected to the sheet of material and the sheet extension extending a distance outwardly from the sheet of material and the sheet of material having detaching means for detaching the sheet extension from the sheet of material;   providing a flower pot having an upper end, a lower end, an outer peripheral surface and an opening extending through the upper end of the flower pot providing access to a retaining space with the flower pot having an inner peripheral surface encompassing a substantial portion of the retaining space and the flower pot having a bottom formed near the lower end of the flower pot, the flower pot having a floral grouping disposed in the retaining space and extending a distance upwardly beyond the upper end of the flower pot;   forming the sheet of material about the flower pot to a position wherein the sheet of material extends about a substantial portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot to provide the decorative covering and forming the sheet extension about the floral grouping to a position wherein the sheet extension covers a substantial portion of the floral grouping to provide the protective covering; and placing a band about a portion of the sheet of material extending about or above the flower pot in a position below the detaching means with the band engaging the portion of the sheet of material extending about or above the flower pot, the band forming a crimped portion in a portion of the sheet of material with the crimped portion cooperating to hold the sheet of material in the form of the decorative covering extending about the flower pot with the sheet extension extending about the floral grouping.   
     
     
       2. The method of claim 1 wherein the detaching means comprises perforations and the method comprises the additional step of: tearing along the line of perforations to separate the protective covering formed by the sheet extension from the decorative covering formed by the sheet of material.   
     
     
       3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of providing the sheet of material with the sheet extension connected thereto further comprising providing the sheet of material with the sheet extension connected thereto and with the sheet extension extending about substantially the entire outer peripheral edge of the sheet of material, the sheet extension extending the distance outwardly from the outer peripheral edge of the sheet of material terminating with an outer peripheral edge of the sheet extension, the sheet extension having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface of the sheet extension being disposed in a plane about coplanar with the upper surface of the sheet of material and the lower surface of the sheet extension being disposed in a plane about coplanar with the lower surface of the sheet of material. 
     
     
       4. The method of claim 1 wherein the method further comprises: closing the open upper end of the protective covering.   
     
     
       5. The method of claim 4 wherein the step of providing the sheet of material with the sheet extension connected thereto further comprises the sheet of material with the sheet extension connected thereto and with the sheet extension having a connecting bonding material disposed thereon, and wherein the step of closing the open upper end of the protective covering further comprises: bringing portions of the sheet extension having the connecting bonding material thereon into bonding engagement with adjacent portions of the sheet extension for bondingly connecting the adjacent portions of the sheet extension and closing the open upper end of the protective covering.   
     
     
       6. The method of claim 4 wherein the step of providing the sheet of material with the sheet extension connected thereto further comprises providing the sheet of material with the sheet extension connected thereto and with a drawstring connected to the sheet extension, and wherein the step of closing the open upper end of the protective covering further comprises: pulling the drawstring on the sheet extension to close the open upper end of the protective covering.   
     
     
       7. The method of claim 4 wherein the step of providing the sheet of material with the sheet extension connected thereto further comprises providing the sheet of material with the sheet extension connected thereto and with reinforcing means being connected to the sheet extension, and wherein the step of closing the open upper end of the protective covering further comprises: crimping the portion of the sheet extension with the reinforcing means disposed therein together to close the open upper end of the protective covering.   
     
     
       8. The method of claim 4 wherein the step of providing the sheet of material with the sheet extension connected thereto further comprises providing the sheet of material with the sheet extension connected thereto and with a ribbon connected to the sheet extension, and wherein the step of closing the open upper end of the protective covering further comprises: pulling the ribbon on the sheet extension to close the open upper end of the protective covering.   
     
     
       9. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of. forming the crimped portion is defined further as forming the crimped portion in the sheet of material with the crimped portion extending a distance radially inwardly toward a central portion of the flower pot forming a ridge portion. 
     
     
       10. The method of claim 1 wherein during the step of forming the crimped portion a portion of the sheet of material is caused to form a ridge portion. 
     
     
       11. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of forming the crimped portion is defined further as forming the crimped portion in the sheet of material with the crimped portion extending a distance radially inwardly toward a central portion of the flower pot forming a ridge portion, the crimped portion extending circumferentially about the upper end of the flower pot and the ridge portion extending circumferentially about the upper end of the flower pot. 
     
     
       12. The method of claim 1 wherein during the step of forming the crimped portion a portion of the sheet of material is caused to form a ridge portion, the crimped portion extending circumferentially about the upper end of the flower pot and the ridge portion extending circumferentially about the upper end of the flower pot. 
     
     
       13. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of forming the crimped portion is defined further as forming a plurality of overlapping folds in a portion of the portion of the sheet extending above the upper end of the flower pot with the overlapping folds cooperating to form the crimped portion. 
     
     
       14. The method of claim 13 wherein the step of forming the overlapping folds is defined further as forming the overlapping folds with a portion of the sheet of material having the overlapping folds therein extending circumferentially about the upper end of the flower pot.